to think phone calls are an arrogant, intrusive form of communication?

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You decide you want to talk to someone, so pick up the phone, dial and basically insist that they talk to you RIGHT NOW whatever they may be doing. Yes, there is voicemail, but if someone knows you are home, its hard to not pick up. I much prefer emails, texts, even people ringing the doorbell.

Sorry I've not read the whole thread but YA so NBU!

I don't like phoning people, I always feel they may be busy, and I hate being intrusive. I don't text either - too terse. I was an early adopter of email and that is my preferred medium of communication with most people. They can read it when it suits them, perfect.

Much prefer email for work issues - more accurate, you have a record of it, no problem with accents (I've quite a few colleagues with heavy Russian or Eastern European accents who can be really hard to understand esp with technical terms)

I don't mind at all other people phoning me (real people, that is, not bloody SafeStyle Windows ...). And its fine once I've rung someone if I'm sure they aren't busy.

I once had a senior colleague who had a wonderful rule of not answering his phone if he was talking to a Real Live Person, even a peon.